The Mule Posted April 29, 2004 Report Posted April 29, 2004 "Muskrat Love" - Captain & Tennille Hands down. No debate. Worst. Ever. Quote
AfricaBrass Posted April 29, 2004 Report Posted April 29, 2004 "Muskrat Love" - Captain & Tennille Hands down. No debate. Worst. Ever. What the hell is muskrat love anyway? Yuck! Quote
The Mule Posted April 29, 2004 Report Posted April 29, 2004 "Muskrat Love" - Captain & Tennille Hands down. No debate. Worst. Ever. What the hell is muskrat love anyway? Yuck! Ya, just HAD to ask, didn't you? Muskrat, muskrat candlelight Doin’ the town and doin’ it right In the evenin’ It’s pretty pleasin’ Muskrat susie, muskrat sam Do the jitterbug out in muskrat land And they shimmy And sammy’s so skinny And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed Singin’ and jingin’ the jango Floatin’ like the heavens above It looks like muskrat love Nibbling on bacon, chewin’ on cheese Sammy says to susie honey, would you please be my missus? And she say yes With her kisses And now he’s ticklin’ her fancy Rubbin’ her toes Muzzle to muzzle, now anything goes As they wriggle, and sue starts to giggle And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed Singin’ and jingin’ the jango Floatin’ like the heavens above It looks like muskrat love La da da da da ... Quote
Jazzmoose Posted April 29, 2004 Report Posted April 29, 2004 Hmm...he claims he hates it, but knows all the lyrics. Kinda makes you wonder, eh? Quote
bertrand Posted April 29, 2004 Report Posted April 29, 2004 The song was written by the group America. Most of their lyrics are dreadful, but 'Muskrat Love' is the worst of all. Quote
The Mule Posted April 29, 2004 Report Posted April 29, 2004 (edited) Hmm...he claims he hates it, but knows all the lyrics. Kinda makes you wonder, eh? The damn thing was on the charts for weeks and weeks and weeks in the 70s and it's been burned into my brain!!!! Remember the gawdawful electronic "muskrat noises" the friggin' "Captain" created on his synth???? Edited April 29, 2004 by The Mule Quote
Big Al Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 Remember the gawdawful electronic "muskrat noises" the friggin' "Captain" created on his synth???? Thankfully, I was only six at the time, and therefore had no real clue as to what constituted good music at the time. Therefore, I feel no shame in saying that I actually like this song, simply for the good memories it brings back. Other than that, it's tripe. ********** I used to think Talk Talk's "It's My Life" was pretty cheesy until No Doubt recently destroyed it. This version is so ghastly it will probably make the top ten of the worst songs ever fifty years from now! Quote
chris olivarez Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 It never occured to me that the Captain and Tennille had an animal fetish. Once again the board enlightens. Quote
chris olivarez Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 Marty Robbins' "El Paso" is a classic. Try a G-Dead cover from '74, you might love it. I'll be fair and try to find that version. But, my condemnation of the Marty Robbins version stands. Sorry Patricia but I've gotta to go along with AmirBagachelles and J Sngry. Quote
chris olivarez Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 I remember 'You Light Up My Life', what a disgusting piece of tripe,and it seemed as if it were playing everywhere simultaneously. Now there's another one I could have gone a lifetime without ever thinking about it again. Quote
chris olivarez Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 Every time I hear "American Pie" I suffer. Quote
patricia Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 (edited) I completely forgot Paul Anka's "You're Havin' My Baby". Big hit. Why? No one knows. Yuch. Then there was Donovan's "Sunshine Superman". Crap. Absolute crap. Edited April 30, 2004 by patricia Quote
Big Al Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 After I made my last post, I had that song in my head for the rest of the night. "Muskrat lo-o-o-o-ooooove!" Oh well, at least it wasn't a Donovan tune...... Or "American Pie" for that matter! How about "I Dig Rock & Roll Music" by Peter Paul & Mary? That one's so bad and so out of touch it's unintentionally hilarious! Quote
JSngry Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 Then there was Donovan's "Sunshine Superman". Crap. Absolute crap. Jimmy Page allegedly on guitar, though. And Lonnie Smith did a fine job with it. Quote
JSngry Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 Y'all leave Donovan alone! Granted, he was too naive for his own good a lot of the time, and the picture of Dylan vibing him in Don't Look Back is about as cruel a moment as you'd want to see, but the guy had a good voice and made a lot of VERY GOOD records. Relics of their time, perhaps, but hey - you live by the pop, you die by the pop. Quote
bertrand Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 I've never heard the original, but the Jefferson Airplane's version of his song 'Fat Angel' (in which he mentions the Airplane) was excellent. On the Airplane/Starship issue (how can the first band be so good and the second be so crummy?), I feel there are a lot worse Starship songs than 'We Built This city'. How about: 'Miracles', 'Dance With The Dragon', 'Ride The Tiger' etc. I always hated those. Bertrand. Quote
Chrome Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 (edited) Y'all leave Donovan alone! Hey, just the fact that he contributed half of the genes to Ione Skye scores him points in my book. Edited April 30, 2004 by Chrome Quote
maren Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 some stuff that i hate soooooo much: Nikita - Elton John Dreamer - Supertramp Against All Odds - Phil Collins Radio Ga Ga - Queen I Like Chopin - Gazebo Marcus I'm reading this thread with my fingers over my eyes, like a kid in a horror movie!!! (oops -- muskrat love? DON'T THINK!!! you light up my life?? QUIET!!!) I settled on quoting this because THANK GOD, I don't even KNOW any of these!!! I must admit to a fondness for the maligned Donovan songs on this thread, however!!! "ee - lec - trickle bo - NANN -a zbound to be the very next crayayaze" Quote
JSngry Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 Here comes the roly-poly mahn. He's singing songs of luh-huh-huv. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 I wouldn't be caught dead with a Donovan album. No! Don't look through that stack over there...please...aw, I'm busted...right next to The Shocking Blue LP... Quote
Indestructible! Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 Some 'lovelies' from the 60s: Donovan - Mellow Yellow Quite Rightly!!! Quote
JSngry Posted April 30, 2004 Report Posted April 30, 2004 (edited) No Donovan, no "Mountain Jam". No Donovan, no "Season of the Witch" (Do people still remember SUPER SESSIONS?) No Donovan, no "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" during those hip Yardley commercials on The Monkees. Donovan is underrated. Edited April 30, 2004 by JSngry Quote
jmjk Posted May 1, 2004 Report Posted May 1, 2004 Here's another: "Hungry Like the Wolf" by that pile-of-crap band Duran Duran. One of the most obnoxious pop songs ever. Yeah, that band had a string of "contenders".... Let's not start picking on Duran Duran. Just because she dumped you for a Simon LeBon lookalike all those years ago doesn't give you the right to...ya know...! Duran Duran was/is actually a good band. But in the early 80s their image ruined their rep. God's honest truth... Quote
PHILLYQ Posted May 1, 2004 Report Posted May 1, 2004 Donovan also did 'Catch the Wind', which was a very good song IMHO. Quote
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